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Narrow band imaging in giant pituitary adenoma surgery

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  1. Neurosurgery Unit I, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    F. Prada & M. Del Bene

  2. Otolaryngology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    C. Pipolo, A. Maccari & A. M. Saibene

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Prada, F., Pipolo, C., Del Bene, M. et al. Narrow band imaging in giant pituitary adenoma surgery. Acta Neurochir 158, 1621–1623 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2852-y

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